I have the Rio Nano Skimmer, and I love it!! I have to put some filter foam in the return to prevent micro bubbles, and I added a piece of air hose with a adjustable valve (99cents). once I added these almost free items, it has worked perfectly, and silently. If if does fail on me at some point, I really wouldn't mind because it would take 3-5 of these to equal the price of just 1 aqua c product or the cpr backpack. It really is a no brainer, I have a ton of pics. I think there is a stigma about using rio products, but I have never had a problem with them.


I currently have 5 tanks(only one salt-3 months), and my oldest freshwater has been up for 22 years.

Saltwater Tank:
29 gallon long
coralife Aqualife Deluxe pc 192w
2 inches livesand
26 lbs liverock
emperor 280(probably going to remove as tank is established)
rio nano skimmer
2 rio power heads
Cleaning Crew
Algae Blenny
Damsel
No corals yet-but will be within 30 days.